A typical practice for Garrett Grayson consists of him standing behind the line of scrimmage and trying to see things through Drew Brees’ eyes.
He’ll watch and mimic how Brees goes through the reads, leads the huddle and calls plays. Grayson joked that the veteran quarterback probably isn’t aware of how closely how he’s being studied, but watching Brees and putting himself through mental reps is how the rookie quarterback is growing this season.
He doesn’t get to throw many passes. Outside of the week leading up to the first Carolina game, when Drew Brees was battling a shoulder injury, and a few practices after backup Luke McCown suffered a season-ending back injury, Grayson has mostly spent his time watching Brees and throwing passes during the routes on air session of practice.